Comparing Social Media and Football

Comparing Social Media and Football

In honor of the BCS National Championship game last night, I’d like to recommend Jay Baer and Amber Naslund’s post comparing social media team members to football teams.  Although written for the corporate world, there is some good stuff in here that can...
Launch Your Organization Into The New Year

Launch Your Organization Into The New Year

As we proceed in to 2011, many alumni clubs and organizations are in the process of changing leadership.  Whether this change is a new president or a new committee chairperson, boards and individuals should see this transition time as an opportunity.  In addition to...
Proactive Use of Talking Points

Proactive Use of Talking Points

Many large organizations (and some small ones too) create sets of talking points for their board and members to refer to when discussing the club.   This is a great idea!  It helps ensure that everyone is “on message” and the views of the organization are...
What is Twitter? How Can I Get a Following?

What is Twitter? How Can I Get a Following?

As a quick introduction to readers who may not be familiar with Twitter, let me offer a brief explanation.  Twitter is a micro-blog.  People who use Twitter post “tweets” that are 140 characters or less in length.  This limit is set to accommodate the 160...